Clarinetist and educator Jiyeon Choi joined the University of Virginia Arts & Sciences faculty as a lecturer in Clarinet and as Principal Clarinet with the Charlottesville Symphony in the fall of 2019. She also holds the Principal Clarinet position with the Sinfonia da Camera, Illinois. She is an advocate for contemporary music as well as specializing in standard solo, chamber and orchestral repertoire. Her primary research explores the chamber music of renowned German clarinetist and composer Jörg Widmann.

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Jiyeon Choi, Clarinet, with Shelby Sender, Piano: UVA Chamber Music Series #2

University of Virginia

Petrushka is one of Stravinsky’s famous works. It can be performed as a ballet, a stand alone orchestral suite, and even as piano four-hands. All three versions were arranged and edited by Stravinsky. Compared to his orchestral version, there were a lot of melodic themes and color that were omitted in his piano four-hands version. Brian Smith and Peter White have made a new arrangement for 2 pianos and 2 percussions to adapt the color, texture, and melodies from the orchestral suite that were missing in the four-hands version. This version was premiered on August 17, 2024 at the Staunton Music Festival by Brian Smith, I-Jen Fang, Heini Kärkkäinen, and Carsten Schmidt.

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Feb 21, 2026

Stravinsky’s Petrushka · University of Virginia Department of Music

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Nov 2, 2025

Jiyeon Choi, Clarinet, with Shelby Sender, Piano: UVA Chamber Music Series #2 · University of Virginia Department of Music

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Piano in Petrushka by Stravinsky

University of Virginia Department of Music

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